Teri Karush Rogers

Let's face it: Like an overpaid supermodel, paint is not expected to do much more than lie around and look pretty for as long as possible.  And that's a problem for space-challenged NYC apartment dwellers who value function as much as form.

So why can't paint be a little more...multi-tasking?

Some suggestions:

Q:  I'm on the board of a condo with a number of European owners. Some have asked us to permit nude sunbathing on the roofdeck.  We could potentially partition off the deck into an "adults only" section. However, the roofdeck is in full view of the upper floors of two neighboring apartment buildings. Are there any potential issues as far as the condo being liable for indecent exposure?  

We know you would never actually move away from NYC. But we understand the urge to fantasize once in awhile, and comparison shopping by cultural faux-pas is an interesting way to do it. Helpfully, parallel threads on Q&A site Quora.com are busy curating must-not-do's in New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and a few other urban destinations. 

First things first

A Manhattan condo owner who attended Tuesday's Co-op and Condo Expo tells us the hottest panel topic by far was the one about resolving conflict in co-ops and condos.

Apparently bed bugs, break-ups, and college grads aren't the only things that keep the NYC rental market brisk. High rents also keep things humming.